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CURTAIN ROLLER. No. 286,027. Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

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HENRY LOBDELL, OF TROY, NEYV YORK.

CURTAIN-ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,027, dated October2, 1883.

Application Hled August 15, 1883. (No model.)

,flo @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LonDELL, of the city of Troy, in the county ofRensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curtain-Rollers; and ift-do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, thatwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaiiis to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompany` ing drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis speciiication.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several iigures therein.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain-rollers and the methodsof securing curtains thereto; and it consists in providing the rollerwith inverted stationary tacks adapted to pierce and hold the curtainiiiplace.

The object of my invention is to provide a curtain-roller upon which acurtain may be quickly and securely adjusted and readjusted.

Figure l, Sheet l, of the drawings is a crosssection of the roller and aportion of the attached curtain, taken at the broken line :r y. Fig. 2,Sheet 1, is a cross-section of a portion ofthe curtain and slats removedfrom the roller. Fig. 3, Sheet 1, is a cross-section of the roller as itappears without the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4, Sheet -1, is aperspective of one of the two slats between which the curtain issecured. Fig. 5, Sheet l, is a perspective of the other sla-t, showingthe retaining-tacks- Fig. 6, Sheet 1, is a plan view of a portion of theroller and curtain in place. Fig. 7, Sheet2,

.is a crosssection taken at broken line a l),

showing a modified form of my improvement. Fig. 8, Sheet 2, is aperspective view of one of the two parts of a sectional roller withretaining-tacks. Fig. 9, Sheet 2, is a perspective view, showing theother part.

A represents the roller, and E the curtain. The roller is provided withthe groove B, which extends the whole length of the roller and has itsopposite sides, or one of them, inclined inward, so that the mouth ofthe groove or opening is narrower than theend o r side of the groovenearest the center of the roller.

C is a beveled slat provided with the iuveited stationary tacks G,thepoiuts of which project from one side of the slat. The tacks arearranged at suitable intervals in a straight line lengthwise of theslat, which is preferably of the same length as the roller.

The method of attaching the curtain is as follows: First, lay thecurtain down vupon one of its sides, then place the slat C upon the endto be attached to the roller,l with the points of the tacks downward andin such a position that the slat orline of tacks will extend across thecurtain in a line at right angles to the longitudinal line of directionof the curtain.

Then press the tacks into or through the curtain, after which the slat,and with it Jthe curtain, is rolled over and the other slat laid upon itand pressed down upon the tacks until both slats are in close contact,with the curtain occupying the relative positions shown in Fig. 2. Theslats are then slid into the groove B, where they are firmly held by thebeveled shape of the parts, as before described, and shown in Fig. l.

A modied form of roller is shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9. The roller A ismade of two sections, H and I. One of the sections is pro vided with theinverted tacks G, arranged in a straight line, as shown. tachiiig thecurtain isprecisely the saine as the one just described for attachingthe curtain to the slats C and D. One of the slats may be provided withthe projecting rib K and the other with the corresponding recess, J, theone fitting into the other to facilitate the proper union of theseetions.` vAfterthe sections have been put together with the curtainbetween, as shown in Fig. 7, they may be fastened together in theordinary manner, or with screws, rings, or caps.

By my improved method of ranging inverted tacks in a straight linelongitudinally of the roller and permanently fixing them thereto it iscomparatively easy to properly adjust and iiX a curtain upon its roller.If the curtain is not properly adjusted to hang vertically it will rollup to one side, which necessitates a readjustment of the curtain uponthe roller. \Vith my improved construction and arrangement of tacks thisis easily done without removing or injuring any of the tacks, and thetacks are in no danger of being lost when the curtain is removed for thepurpose oi'l washing.

The method of at- IOC I employ the term sectional roller77 to inof fixedprojecting points or tucks extending clude all rollers not made of onesolid cylinder. longitudinally of said roller, substantially as What' Iclaim'as new, and desire to secure described, and for the purposes setforth.

` by Letters Patent, is In testimony Whcreof I have hereunto set 1. Acurtain-roller provided with a row of my hand this 9th day of August,1883. xel projecting points ortacks extendinfY longitudinally of saidroller, substantially s de- HENRY LOBDELL scribed, and for the purposesset forth. Witnesses: 4 l

2. Avsectional curtain-roller, one of the sec- W. H. HoLLIsTER, Jr.,

1o tions or parts of which isprovided with a row- GEO. A. MosHER.

